House at 196 Main Street

House at 196 Main Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
House at 196 Main Street
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Location	196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°30′47″N71°4′27″W / 42.51306°N 71.07417°W / 42.51306; -71.07417
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000668 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 06, 1989

The House at 196 Main Street (also known as the Hiram Eaton House) is a historic house located at 196 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The house was built in the 1840s or 1850s, probably for Hiram Eaton, member of a locally prominent family. The house is a well-preserved Greek Revival house, 2+1⁄2 stories in height and five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. It has a side-hall plan and its front porch is supported by delicately fluted columns, a rarity in the town for the period indicating means and sophistication. ^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for House at 196 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 5, 2014.